Wind Energy Development Managers
Lead or manage the development and evaluation of potential wind energy business opportunities, including environmental studies, permitting, and proposals. May also manage construction of projects.
$141,900 a year (for the broader BLS group this job sits in).
of the working time. Estimate.
- 73%
- 27%
- 0%
Measured, from Anthropic's usage data (2025). Counts help on part of a task.
On the chosen pace and reliability. Estimate.
Share of the working time within reach, now to 2030
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At this date and pace, models finish tasks up to 4.4 h long four times in five.
How far this has come
With GPT-4, measured in March 2023, 0% of this job's working time was within reach at . With Claude 3.7 Sonnet, measured in February 2025, 0%. With Claude Mythos Preview (early), measured in April 2026, 3%. Today's estimate: 6%.
A backcast: today's task data with the best model METR had measured by each date. It shows how fast the models have moved, not what anyone forecast at the time.
The tasks
Sorted by . 15 tasks from .
| Task | Kind | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Create wind energy project plans, including project scope, goals, tasks, resources, schedules, costs, contingencies, or other project information.Done more than monthly by most who do it. | 25% | 2.5 work days6.7 h to 1.3 work weeks | 0%Half by Apr 2028 | |
| Coordinate or direct development, energy assessment, engineering, or construction activities to ensure that wind project needs and objectives are met.Done more than monthly by most who do it. | 11% | 6.7 h1.7 h to 2.5 work days | Stays with people | |
| Lead or support negotiations involving tax agreements or abatements, power purchase agreements, land use, or interconnection agreements.Done more than yearly by most who do it. | 10% | 1.7 work days3.3 h to 4.2 work days | Stays with people | |
| Manage site assessments or environmental studies for wind fields.Done more than yearly by most who do it. | 7% | 1 work day2.5 h to 4.2 work days | 5%Half by Dec 2027 | |
| Prepare or assist in the preparation of applications for environmental, building, or other required permits.Done more than yearly by most who do it. | 7% | 2.1 work days3.3 h to 1.7 work weeks | 1%Half by Sep 2028 | |
| Supervise the work of subcontractors or consultants to ensure quality and conformance to specifications or budgets.Done more than monthly by most who do it. | 5% | 3.3 h50 min to 1 work day | Stays with people | |
| Review or evaluate proposals or bids to make recommendations regarding awarding of contracts.Done more than yearly by most who do it. AI observed on this task. | 5% | 6.7 h1.7 h to 2.5 work days | 8%Half by Sep 2027 | |
| Prepare wind project documentation, including diagrams or layouts.Done more than monthly by most who do it. | 5% | 6.7 h1.7 h to 2.5 work days | 8%Half by Sep 2027 | |
| Provide technical support for the design, construction, or commissioning of wind farm projects.Done more than yearly by most who do it. | 5% | 1 work day1.7 h to 2.5 work days | 5%Half by Nov 2027 | |
| Update schedules, estimates, forecasts, or budgets for wind projects.Done more than monthly by most who do it. | 4% | 3.3 h50 min to 1.3 work days | 25%Half by Mar 2027 | |
| Develop scope of work for wind project functions, such as design, site assessment, environmental studies, surveying, or field support services.Done more than monthly by most who do it. | 4% | 6.7 h2.5 h to 2.1 work days | 10%Half by Jun 2027 | |
| Manage wind project costs to stay within budget limits.Done more than monthly by most who do it. | 3% | 2.5 h50 min to 1 work day | 40%Half by Dec 2026 |
Within reach, per task: the share of the task's time whose instances are short enough for a model to finish at the chosen date, pace and reliability. Half by: the date half of that time comes within reach.
Jobs that share skills with this one
From O*NET's related occupations. Within reach now and by the end of 2028, long-run pace, four in five.
- Wind Energy Operations Managers45% now, 85% by 2028
- Wind Energy Engineers3% now, 67% by 2028
- Energy Engineers, Except Wind and Solar9% now, 53% by 2028
- Solar Energy Systems Engineers13% now, 87% by 2028
- Hydroelectric Production Managers7% now, 50% by 2028
- Geothermal Production Managers13% now, 70% by 2028
Where this job works
The industry groups that employ the most of it (BLS, May 2025). Counts are for the broader BLS group this job sits in.
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